As I continue the endless process of trying to organize all of my baseball cards into alphabetical order I’ve realized a few things. First, I get distracted really easily. On just about every card that I come across that I don’t remember seeing before, which is a majority of my cards, I have to stop…
By Josh: Every baseball card collector has their own unique way of sorting their cards. Some do it by team listed on the card. Others sort cards by year, brand and card number. Then there are those who sort all of their cards in alphabetical order by last names. Over my years of card collecting…
There have been a lot of amazing personalities in the game of baseball. Yogi Berra, Bob Uecker, and Vin Scully are just a few individuals who have put their stamp on the game of baseball with the words they have used to describe the game. For baseball fans one of the most notable personalities in…
In honor of Ken Griffey Jr’s induction into the Seattle Mariner Hall of Fame a few weeks ago, the 9 Inning Crew has each written up a post talking about how Griffey impacted them as a fan. He was The Kid and in many people’s eyes, the savior of baseball in Seattle. By Josh: There…
By Josh: I’m a baseball fanatic and by definition that means that numbers are important to me. Whether its 500 homeruns, 3,000 hits, or having a .400 batting average, numbers are significant in the game of baseball. That is why I’m excited to celebrate the 300th post in the history of the 9 Inning Know…
By Josh: At any level of baseball, winning a championship is an amazing feeling and accomplishment. Winning a championship on your home field, in front of your own fans is almost magical. On Monday night the Corvallis Knights won the West Coast League Championship on their home field, in front of their home fans. All…
By Josh: When you go to a baseball game, you go to watch the players. You watch the way the pitcher winds up, and even the batting stance of each batter. Rarely do you pay attention to the umpires unless they make a bad call, or a call you disagree with, even though they are…
9 Inning Know It All Empire part 1 9 Inning Know It All Empire part 2 By Josh: Where We Are Now I can’t believe just how active the 9 Inning Empire is at this point. Along with Kelly, Norm and myself the empire has another regular writer in Trevor Winsor. Trevor played college baseball…
Continued from 9 Inning Know It All Empire Part 1 of 3 By Josh: The Team I knew that people would get tired of just reading my thoughts and opinions so I had to branch out and find others with the same passion and knowledge for baseball that I had. I interacted with Norm Ordaz…
By Josh: The Beginning Most people don’t realize the truth behind what sparked me to start the 9 Inning Empire. Although I love baseball and do enjoy writing my thoughts, the real reason was to prove that I could effectively do social media and blogging better than another individual. This person’s level of ineffectiveness and…
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